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Free Stanford Platform Delivers Performance Assessment Help

By Dian Schaffhauser

11/02/16

As states have taken over the job of developing their own K-12 assessment systems, many stakeholders have learned how difficult it is to create high quality assessment tools that can measure the complex thinking and authentic learning aspects of 21st century education. To address the challenge, the Stanford Graduate School of Education recently opened a free, online collection of high-quality tasks and resources that support the use of performance assessment.

Resources in the new site include performance tasks, professional development tools and examples of how schools, districts and states have integrated performance assessment into their systems of assessment. Objects are organized by type of task, subject, course and grade level. Categories include:

Performance tasks;

Portfolio frameworks;

Learning progressions;

Guidance on developing performance tasks and rubrics;

Protocols and tips related to scoring and designing instruction; and

Policy and research materials.

The contents have come from educators and organizations across the country. All have been vetted by experts in the field affiliated with the two Stanford centers.

Community members may register on the site to create their own dashboards, share resources via social channels and rate content to facilitate continuous improvement.

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